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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2021
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Eri Izumi Maeda, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
David Wong Cun, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Systems and methods for flexible charger reservations are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes providing, from a charging entity, a user a flexible charger option for charging an electric vehicle at a first place at a first time. The flexible charger option is associated with a flexible charger compensation offer including a user benefit. The method includes generating an initial reservation for the user at the first place and the first time. The initial reservation is associated with a first cost for the charging entity. The method includes providing the user with the user benefit in response to the user selecting the flexible charger option. The method includes detecting a grid event that changes the first cost for the charging entity. The method includes generating a revised reservation for the electric vehicle associated with a second cost for the charging entity that is less than the first cost.